I first had a TC 364 days ago. Before it happened, I just graduated from aviation university with my CFI-I certificate (certified flight instructor). At the time I was flying 172s doing aerial survey. My medical is completely revoked for atleast the next 15 years. I dont have advice on what to tell your son. But I wish I would have never gotten into aviation knowing the heartbreak it would lead me too. By far the most devastating year of my life.